Snowid wrote:My girlfriend wanted to ask somethingWhile practicing she asleep at 30 minutesShe did not hear as Rinpoche chant the mantra.

Does this mean that she has not received lungand her practice will have no effect?

Before the live webcast, Rinpoche released videos of this practice. So we could do the practice with the mantra.He mentioned people who fell asleep during the live practice and also those who weren't present on the live webcast. He includes everyone. You can receive teachings in your sleep. Your girlfriend heard the lung in her sleep.If you are still concerned, write to Rinpoche at http://www.ligmincha.org/en/contact-us.htmlJust put his name in the subject line and they will forward it to him.

Sorry, the link isn't working now. If you search for 'A KAR A ME' it will bring up chammaling.org and the site is cached, the info is there. It looks like they are moving the chammaling site onto the international Ligmincha site.

Here is what I saved from chammaling.org.

"This mantra is associated with the Nirmanakaya, or

physically manifest body of the Buddha, and is known as

the purification mantra, or the mantra that offers

protection from negative energies. The mantra can be

broken into four groups of seed syllables:

A KAR A ME is the antidote.

TU TI SU NAG PO represents the negative emotions that are purified.

SHI SHI MAL MAL is the benefit or result of the mantra.

SO HA cuts doubts, misconceptions and wrong views.

In greater detail, each of the syllables has the following meaning:

A represents space and Sherap Chamma, the loving mother.

KAR represents the clarity of Shenla Odkar.

A represents method and Sangpo Bumtri, one of the primordial Buddhas

ME represents wisdom and Tonpa Shenrab.(The above four syllables make up the antidote deities and the antidote wisdoms.)

TU represents the afflictions of the hell realm.

TI represents the afflictions of the hungry ghost realm.

SU represents the afflictions of the animal realm.

NAG PO represents the afflictions of the three higher realms of the humans, demi-gods and gods.(Above are the four afflictions that are purified by the four wisdoms and four deities of the first four syllables.)

SHI SHI overcomes the afflictions.

MAL MAL represents the bliss that arises once the afflictions are dissolved.